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Household of James Mackay (born 1834, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dores, Invernessshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

James Mackay and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Mackay, born in 1834 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Mackay, born in 1848 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1862 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Ewen (born 1872 in Nairnshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1874 in Nairnshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1876 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and James Roderick (born 1880 in Dores, Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, William Shaw, born in 1848 in Invernessshire, Scotland.


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James Mackay's household

Male

James

Mackay

Head
Female

Mary

Mackay

Wife
Male

John

Mackay

Son
Female

Mary

Mackay

Daughter
Male

Ewen

Mackay

Son
Female

Jessie

Mackay

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Mackay

Son
Male

James Roderick

Mackay

Son
Male

William

Shaw

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Mackay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Mackay

Head

Married

47

1834

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

Mackay

Wife

Married

33

1848

Invernessshire, Scotland

John

Mackay

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

Mackay

Daughter

-

11

1870

Invernessshire, Scotland

Ewen

Mackay

Son

-

9

1872

Nairnshire, Scotland

Jessie

Mackay

Daughter

-

7

1874

Nairnshire, Scotland

Hugh

Mackay

Son

-

5

1876

Invernessshire, Scotland

James Roderick

Mackay

Son

-

1

1880

Dores, Invernessshire, Scotland

William

Shaw

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Invernessshire, Scotland

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